October is a big month for us. Besides all the birthdays, it’s our anniversary month. Today Amy and I have been married seven years. It seems like such a cliche’, but those years have gone by unbelievably fast. I’ll never forget our first kiss, in her apartment in Pusan, South Korea. When Amy’s roommate found out about us, she said she knew that we were going to get married. Of course we did, but not until 3+ years a few job changes and another continent later.

So this is my annual opportunity to say how much I love and appreciate Amy–as my best friend, partner in life and as a mom. As Truman would say, I love her *this much* (visualize my hands behind my back, because my arms can’t go any wider than all the way behind me).

Happy anniversary, Amy!